"ワンマン" meaning in Japanese

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Adjective

IPA: [β̞ã̠mːã̠ɴ]
Etymology: Borrowed from English one man, as used in phrases like one-man show. Listed incorrectly in some sources as wasei eigo, likely due to the divergence in meaning. Used in compounds, many of which point towards the original borrowed meaning of simply one man. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|en|one|sort=わんまん}} English one Head templates: {{ja-adj|infl=na}} ワンマン • (wanman) -na (adnominal ワンマンな (wanman na na), adverbial ワンマンに (wanman ni ni)) Inflection templates: {{ja-adj-infl|adverbial=. に|attributive=. な|conditional=. なら(ば)|conjunctive=. で|continuative=. で|degree=さ|formal=. です|formal_negative=. で は ありません|formal_negative2=. じゃ ありません|formal_negative_past=. で は ありません でした|formal_negative_past2=. じゃ ありません でした|formal_past=. でした|hypothetical=. なら|imperative=. で あれ|imperfective=. だろ|informal_negative=. で は ない|informal_negative2=. じゃ ない|informal_negative_past=. で は なかった|informal_negative_past2=. じゃ なかった|informal_past=. だった|kana=|lemma=ワンマン|provisional=. だったら|terminal=. だ|volitional=. だろう}} Forms: wanman [romanization], ワンマンな [adnominal], ワンマンに [adverbial], no-table-tags [table-tags], ワンマンだろ [imperfective, stem], wanman daro [imperfective, stem], ワンマンで [continuative, stem], wanman de [continuative, stem], ワンマンだ [stem, terminative], wanman da [stem, terminative], ワンマンな [attributive, stem], wanman na [attributive, stem], ワンマンなら [hypothetical, stem], wanman nara [hypothetical, stem], ワンマンであれ [imperative, stem], wanman de are [imperative, stem], ワンマンではない [informal, negative], ワンマンじゃない [informal, negative], wanman de wa nai [informal, negative], wanman ja nai [informal, negative], ワンマンだった [informal, past], wanman datta [informal, past], ワンマンではなかった [informal, negative, past], ワンマンじゃなかった [informal, negative, past], wanman de wa nakatta [informal, negative, past], wanman ja nakatta [informal, negative, past], ワンマンです [formal], wanman desu [formal], ワンマンではありません [formal, negative], ワンマンじゃありません [formal, negative], wanman de wa arimasen [formal, negative], wanman ja arimasen [formal, negative], ワンマンでした [formal, past], wanman deshita [formal, past], ワンマンではありませんでした [formal, negative, past], ワンマンじゃありませんでした [formal, negative, past], wanman de wa arimasen deshita [formal, negative, past], wanman ja arimasen deshita [formal, negative, past], ワンマンで [conjunctive], wanman de [conjunctive], ワンマンなら(ば) [conditional], wanman nara (ba) [conditional], ワンマンだったら [conditional, past], wanman dattara [conditional, past], ワンマンだろう [volitional], wanman darō [volitional], ワンマンに [adverbial], wanman ni [adverbial], ワンマンさ [noun-from-adj], wanmansa [noun-from-adj]
  1. dictatorial, autocratic, domineering: ignoring the opinions of others and enforcing one's own desires
    Sense id: en-ワンマン-ja-adj-pwF3Ymqt Categories (other): Japanese katakana Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 10 36 30 25

Noun

IPA: [β̞ã̠mːã̠ɴ] Forms: wanman [romanization]
Etymology: Borrowed from English one man, as used in phrases like one-man show. Listed incorrectly in some sources as wasei eigo, likely due to the divergence in meaning. Used in compounds, many of which point towards the original borrowed meaning of simply one man. Etymology templates: {{bor|ja|en|one|sort=わんまん}} English one Head templates: {{ja-noun}} ワンマン • (wanman)
  1. “one man”, driver-only operation, often applied to a train or bus with a driver but no conductor
    Sense id: en-ワンマン-ja-noun-Z9bLH~qX Categories (other): Japanese entries with incorrect language header, Japanese katakana, Japanese links with redundant alt parameters, Japanese links with redundant wikilinks, Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Japanese entries with incorrect language header: 14 78 2 5 Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 10 36 30 25 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant alt parameters: 15 74 3 7 Disambiguation of Japanese links with redundant wikilinks: 15 75 3 7 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 15 76 3 6 Disambiguation of Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys: 15 75 3 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 74 3 10
  2. a dictator, an autocrat
    Sense id: en-ワンマン-ja-noun-jR9W21B7 Categories (other): Japanese katakana Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 10 36 30 25
  3. (music) live performance exclusively featuring one performer (band, group, etc.) Categories (topical): Music
    Sense id: en-ワンマン-ja-noun-Ymo51bY0 Categories (other): Japanese katakana Disambiguation of Japanese katakana: 10 36 30 25 Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ワンマンカー (wanman kā) (english: a bus, streetcar, or train with only a driver and no conductor), ワンマン経営 (wanman keiei) (ruby: (けい), (えい)) (english: domineering or autocratic management), ワンマンコントロール (wanman kontorōru) (english: one-man control, as of equipment or machinery), ワンマンショー (wanman shō) (english: a one-man show), ワンマンチーム: a team that relies entirely on its pitcher (wanman chīmu) [baseball, ball-games, games, sports, hobbies, lifestyle]

Alternative forms

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      "form": "wanman daro",
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      "form": "ワンマンで",
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      "form": "wanman de",
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      "form": "ワンマンだ",
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      "form": "wanman da",
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      "form": "ワンマンな",
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      "form": "wanman na",
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      "form": "ワンマンなら",
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      "form": "wanman nara",
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    {
      "form": "ワンマンであれ",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman de are",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンではない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンじゃない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman de wa nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman ja nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンだった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman datta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンではなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンじゃなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman de wa nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman ja nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンではありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンじゃありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman de wa arimasen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman ja arimasen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman deshita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンではありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンじゃありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman de wa arimasen deshita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman ja arimasen deshita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンで",
      "source": "inflection",
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    },
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      "form": "wanman de",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "ワンマンなら(ば)",
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      "form": "wanman nara (ba)",
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      ]
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      "form": "ワンマンだったら",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "wanman dattara",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンだろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "wanman darō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ワンマンに",
      "source": "inflection",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "wanman ni",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "ワンマンさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
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      "form": "wanmansa",
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        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "adverbial": ". に",
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        "conditional": ". なら(ば)",
        "conjunctive": ". で",
        "continuative": ". で",
        "degree": "さ",
        "formal": ". です",
        "formal_negative": ". で は ありません",
        "formal_negative2": ". じゃ ありません",
        "formal_negative_past": ". で は ありません でした",
        "formal_negative_past2": ". じゃ ありません でした",
        "formal_past": ". でした",
        "hypothetical": ". なら",
        "imperative": ". で あれ",
        "imperfective": ". だろ",
        "informal_negative": ". で は ない",
        "informal_negative2": ". じゃ ない",
        "informal_negative_past": ". で は なかった",
        "informal_negative_past2": ". じゃ なかった",
        "informal_past": ". だった",
        "kana": "",
        "lemma": "ワンマン",
        "provisional": ". だったら",
        "terminal": ". だ",
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          "english": "a dictatorial shop manager",
          "roman": "wanman na tenchō",
          "ruby": [
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              "店",
              "てん"
            ],
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              "長",
              "ちょう"
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      "other": "ワンマン"
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      "ipa": "[β̞ã̠mːã̠ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijirin"
  ],
  "word": "ワンマン"
}

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "english": "a bus, streetcar, or train with only a driver and no conductor",
      "roman": "wanman kā",
      "word": "ワンマンカー"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "ruby": [
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          "経",
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          "営",
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      "word": "ワンマンコントロール"
    },
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      "roman": "wanman shō",
      "word": "ワンマンショー"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
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      "word": "ワンマンチーム: a team that relies entirely on its pitcher"
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          "name": "Music",
          "orig": "ja:Music",
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            "Art",
            "Sound",
            "Culture",
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            "Society",
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            "Fundamental"
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        "live performance exclusively featuring one performer (band, group, etc.)"
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        "(music) live performance exclusively featuring one performer (band, group, etc.)"
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        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
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      "other": "ワンマン"
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      "ipa": "[β̞ã̠mːã̠ɴ]"
    }
  ],
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    "Daijirin"
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  "word": "ワンマン"
}
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  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "one",
        "sort": "わんまん"
      },
      "expansion": "English one",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English one man, as used in phrases like one-man show. Listed incorrectly in some sources as wasei eigo, likely due to the divergence in meaning. Used in compounds, many of which point towards the original borrowed meaning of simply one man.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wanman",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンな",
      "roman": "wanman na na",
      "tags": [
        "adnominal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンに",
      "roman": "wanman ni ni",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ja-na",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンだろ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman daro",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンで",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman de",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "continuative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンだ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman da",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "stem",
        "terminative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンな",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman na",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "attributive",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンなら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman nara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "hypothetical",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンであれ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman de are",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "imperative",
        "stem"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンではない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンじゃない",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman de wa nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman ja nai",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンだった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman datta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンではなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンじゃなかった",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman de wa nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman ja nakatta",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンです",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman desu",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンではありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンじゃありません",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman de wa arimasen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman ja arimasen",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman deshita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンではありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンじゃありませんでした",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman de wa arimasen deshita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman ja arimasen deshita",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "formal",
        "negative",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンで",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman de",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conjunctive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンなら(ば)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman nara (ba)",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンだったら",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman dattara",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "conditional",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンだろう",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman darō",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "volitional"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンに",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanman ni",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adverbial"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ワンマンさ",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "wanmansa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "noun-from-adj"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "infl": "na"
      },
      "expansion": "ワンマン • (wanman) -na (adnominal ワンマンな (wanman na na), adverbial ワンマンに (wanman ni ni))",
      "name": "ja-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "adverbial": ". に",
        "attributive": ". な",
        "conditional": ". なら(ば)",
        "conjunctive": ". で",
        "continuative": ". で",
        "degree": "さ",
        "formal": ". です",
        "formal_negative": ". で は ありません",
        "formal_negative2": ". じゃ ありません",
        "formal_negative_past": ". で は ありません でした",
        "formal_negative_past2": ". じゃ ありません でした",
        "formal_past": ". でした",
        "hypothetical": ". なら",
        "imperative": ". で あれ",
        "imperfective": ". だろ",
        "informal_negative": ". で は ない",
        "informal_negative2": ". じゃ ない",
        "informal_negative_past": ". で は なかった",
        "informal_negative_past2": ". じゃ なかった",
        "informal_past": ". だった",
        "kana": "",
        "lemma": "ワンマン",
        "provisional": ". だったら",
        "terminal": ". だ",
        "volitional": ". だろう"
      },
      "name": "ja-adj-infl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Japanese terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "a dictatorial shop manager",
          "roman": "wanman na tenchō",
          "ruby": [
            [
              "店",
              "てん"
            ],
            [
              "長",
              "ちょう"
            ]
          ],
          "text": "ワンマンな店長",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "dictatorial, autocratic, domineering: ignoring the opinions of others and enforcing one's own desires"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dictatorial",
          "dictatorial"
        ],
        [
          "autocratic",
          "autocratic"
        ],
        [
          "domineering",
          "domineering"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ワンマン"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[β̞ã̠mːã̠ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijirin"
  ],
  "word": "ワンマン"
}

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  "categories": [
    "Japanese adjectives",
    "Japanese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Japanese katakana",
    "Japanese lemmas",
    "Japanese links with redundant alt parameters",
    "Japanese links with redundant wikilinks",
    "Japanese nouns",
    "Japanese terms borrowed from English",
    "Japanese terms derived from English",
    "Japanese terms spelled with ワ",
    "Japanese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Japanese terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "Japanese terms with redundant sortkeys",
    "Japanese な-na adjectives",
    "Pages with 1 entry"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "english": "a bus, streetcar, or train with only a driver and no conductor",
      "roman": "wanman kā",
      "word": "ワンマンカー"
    },
    {
      "english": "domineering or autocratic management",
      "roman": "wanman keiei",
      "ruby": [
        [
          "経",
          "けい"
        ],
        [
          "営",
          "えい"
        ]
      ],
      "word": "ワンマン経営"
    },
    {
      "english": "one-man control, as of equipment or machinery",
      "roman": "wanman kontorōru",
      "word": "ワンマンコントロール"
    },
    {
      "english": "a one-man show",
      "roman": "wanman shō",
      "word": "ワンマンショー"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wanman chīmu",
      "topics": [
        "baseball",
        "ball-games",
        "games",
        "sports",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle"
      ],
      "word": "ワンマンチーム: a team that relies entirely on its pitcher"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ja",
        "2": "en",
        "3": "one",
        "sort": "わんまん"
      },
      "expansion": "English one",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from English one man, as used in phrases like one-man show. Listed incorrectly in some sources as wasei eigo, likely due to the divergence in meaning. Used in compounds, many of which point towards the original borrowed meaning of simply one man.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "wanman",
      "tags": [
        "romanization"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "ワンマン • (wanman)",
      "name": "ja-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Japanese",
  "lang_code": "ja",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "“one man”, driver-only operation, often applied to a train or bus with a driver but no conductor"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "train",
          "train"
        ],
        [
          "bus",
          "bus"
        ],
        [
          "driver",
          "driver"
        ],
        [
          "conductor",
          "conductor"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a dictator, an autocrat"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dictator",
          "dictator"
        ],
        [
          "autocrat",
          "autocrat"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "ja:Music"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "live performance exclusively featuring one performer (band, group, etc.)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "music",
          "music"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(music) live performance exclusively featuring one performer (band, group, etc.)"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "entertainment",
        "lifestyle",
        "music"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "other": "ワンマン"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[β̞ã̠mːã̠ɴ]"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Daijirin"
  ],
  "word": "ワンマン"
}

Download raw JSONL data for ワンマン meaning in Japanese (9.6kB)

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